tetlazohtlaliztli

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

Etymology

tē- "someone; people" + tlazohtla "to love" + -liztli

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /teːtɬasoʔtɬalistɬi/

Noun

tētlazohtlaliztli

  1. Love; charity.
    • 1555: Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua Castellana y Mexicana
      Amor, teltaçotlaliztli.

References
  • Karttunen, Frances. (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Texas Press, p. 236.
  • Lockhart, James. (2001) Nahuatl as Written, Stanford University Press, p. 234.
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